| Neheri II | |
|---|---|
| Nomarch of the 15th nome of Upper Egypt | |
| Dynasty | 12th Dynasty |
| Burial | 17K77, Deir el-Bersha |
| Father | Kay (?) |
Neheri II (the counting is modern)[1] was a local governor of the fifteenth nome of Upper Egypt ("the Hare nome") during the Twelfth dynasty, c. 1950 BC under the kings Amenemhat I or/and Senusret I.
Ahanakht is known from his decorated rock cut tomb at Deir el-Bersha (17K77, old no. 7).[2] His tomb was found heavily destroyed. Its rock cut chapel consist of a single room. Only fragmments with texts from the ceiiing are preserved. A short biographical note says, that Neheri overthrow a rebellion. He bears the titles governor (Haty-a), leader of the two thrones and overseer of priests.
His son was perhaps Djehutynakht VI buried in tomb 1 at Berheh. His wife was a women called Zathedjethetep, who was the mother of Djehutynakht. [3] His father was a person called Kay. The latter is not mentioned in Neheri's tomb but is the grandfather of Djehutynakht. [4]
References
[edit]- ^ Neheri II on Persons and Names 2
- ^ Percy Newberry, El Bersheh, part I: The tomb of Tehuti-hetep, London, 1891, p. 37 online
- ^ Brovarski, Edward (1981). Ahanakht of Bersheh and the Hare nome in the First Intermediate Period and Middle Kingdom. In Simpson, William Kelly and Whitney M. Davis (eds), Studies in ancient Egypt, the Aegean, and the Sudan: essays in honor of Dows Dunham on the occasion of his 90th birthday, June 1, 1980, 14-30. Boston, MA: Department of Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art, Museum of Fine Arts, ISBN 0878461973, pp. 22-23
- ^ Newberry, El Bersheh, part I: The tomb of Tehuti-hetep, London, 1891, p. 6